Canadian Labour Reporter

COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS EDUCATION e University of Ontario Institute of Technology Oshawa, Ont. (743 teaching assistants, research assistants, exam invigilators) and the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC), Local 000555 Renewal agreement: Effective Sept. 1, 2019 to Aug. 31, 2022. Ratified in April 2020. Signed on Feb. 20, 2020. Wage adjustments: Effective Sept. 1, 2019: 1% Effective Sept. 1, 2020: 1% Effective Sept. 1, 2021: 1% Paid holidays: 10 days. Sick leave: Up to 6 paid hours per semester of appointment. Applies only to regularly sched- uled classroom or laboratory contact hours. Long-term sick leave without pay will be given with medical evidence of such need. Bereavement leave: Paid leave up to employee's average week- ly contracted hours for that semester for death of spouse, same-sex partner, child, child- in-law, stepchild, ward, sibling, parent. Where extended travel is needed, up to 1.5 times av- erage weekly contract hours. Paid leave up to one-half of employee's average weekly con- tracted hours for that semester for death of stepparent, foster- parent, grandchild, grandpar- ent, parent-in-law, child-in-law, sibling-in-law. Where extended travel is needed, up to three- quarters of average weekly con- tract hours. Probationary period: 1 se- mester of employment. May be extended for second semester if employee isn't able to meet performance expectations but holds promise of being able to with such extension. Discipline: Sunset clause is 2 terms of employment (exclud- ing term in which disciplinary letter was issued) or 12-month period, whichever is shorter, for disciplinary warning letters. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 1% increase): TA/RA without bachelor's degree: $22.56 rising 1 step to $22.79 TA/RA with bachelor's degree: $35.31 rising 1 step to $35.66 TA/RA with master's degree: $39.23 rising 1 step to $39.63 Exam invigilators: $15.30 rising 1 step to $15.45 Chief invigilators: $20.40 rising 1 step to $20.61 Editor's notes: Hours of work: Full TAship/RAship will not exceed average of 10 working hours per week, normally over 2 semesters, for total of 280 hours per year. Employee who is not student may be hired for more than average of 10 hours per week. Full-time graduate students cannot work more than 255 hours in any 1 semester and no more than 510 hours in any 12-month period. Full-time undergraduate students cannot work more than 160 hours in any semester when they are registered for 3 or more courses. No employee will be required to work more than 8 hours per day with exception of field trips. Social justice fund: Employer will contribute $0.01 per hour worked to Public Service Alliance of Canada's Social Justice Fund. Supplemental training allowance: $150 to each employee in each semester that employee works as either TA or RA. RETAIL GROCERY SALES Sobeys Capital (Safeway Operations) Brooks, Calgary, Camrose, Canmore, Edmonton, Fort McMurray, Grande Prairie, Hinton, Lethbridge, Lloydminster, Medicine Hat, Red Deer, Wetaskiwin, Alta. (6,085 retail employees) and the United Food and Commercial Workers Canada (UFCW), Local 401 Renewal agreement: Effec- tive Aug. 10, 2020 to Aug. 9, 2025. Ratified on Aug. 10, 2020. Signed on Aug. 10, 2020. Wage adjustments: Effective Aug. 16, 2020: 1.5% Shift premium: $35 per day for employees temporarily relieving location manager in store for all days worked in that capacity. $2 per hour shift for each full hour worked between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. $1 per hour to lead-hand for all full hours appointed. $1 per hour to employee desig- nated as clerk-in-charge who (in absence of store manager, store supervisor, assistant store manager) assumes re- sponsibility for operation of store and acts in capacity for 2 consecutive hours or more during all hours store is open to public. $1.75 per hour for employees assigned to re- lieve variety operator when assigned to do so for 1 week or more. $1.50 per hour for employees assigned to relieve floral operator when assigned to do so for 1 week or longer. $1.50 per hour for employees assigned to relieve coffee bar operator when assigned to do so for 1 week or longer. $1 per hour for each hour worked on Sunday. $2 per hour for all hours worked by bakery pro- duction employee between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. Paid holidays: 11 days. Vacations with pay: 1 week or 4% after 1 year, 3 weeks or 6% after 3 years, 4 weeks or 8% after 8 years, 5 weeks or 10% after 13 years, 6 weeks or 12% after 18 years, 7 weeks or 14% after 23 years. Overtime: Time and one half for all time worked in excess of basic workweek. Compen- sating time-off will not be given in lieu of overtime pay. Double time for work after 10 hours per day (11 hours per day for 9-hour basic work- day). Time and one-half for any time worked by part-time employee after 5 days per week for southern Alberta part-time employees. Double time for work on day off for southern Alberta employees Medical benefits: Employer Weekly indemnity: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Coverage of 70% of straight-time weekly wages. Supplemental training: $150 to each employee in each semester that employee works as either TA or RA. March 8, 2021 4 Canadian HR Reporter, a Key Media Canada (HR) Ltd. business 2021

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